Enforcing Victims' Rights

1.3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered for this training.

To be an advocate for victims’ rights, you must first know what the rights are. This 2-day training provides a comprehensive overview of crime victims’ rights and the advocate’s role in enforcing those rights. In this interactive training you will analyze a hypothetical case scenario and actively explore how victims’ rights can be exercised during pretrial proceedings, during trial, and in relation to sentencing, parole, and other posttrial proceedings. Participants will develop an individual action plan for applying the new information to their own organizations so that victims will better understand their legal rights and the actions they can take to enforce those rights.

Active participation in each of the following training modules will help you accomplish these specific learning objectives:

Highlights from the History of Victims’ Rights Enforcement in the United States

Identify critical moments in the emergence of the crime victims’ rights enforcement movement.

Describe the national efforts toward enforcement, including the work of the 10 pro bono legal clinics.

The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center is a component of the Office for Victims of Crime,
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

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